Karen’s Training Log

100% THANK YOU EVERYONE

WOW ! Thanks to the generosity of everyone who made a donation I have surpassed my goal for this year. Of course, I am not going to stop fundraising. With 40 days left, I want to raise as much money as possible, because there is a huge need. There are many women who rely on the services of the organizations who receive funding from the walk. Here is a list of just a few places where your money is going:

Since 2000, the Avon Foundation has provided more than $21 million in support in New York and the surrounding region including:

* Founding of the Avon Breast Imaging Center at the flagship Avon Center at the Herbert Irving Cancer Center at Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital

* 5 clinical trials at institutions in the region to prevent, treat, or stop the recurrence of breast cancer

* Support of 7 public hospitals or community health centers in the region to provide breast care services to uninsured, underserved, and minority women

* Direct financial support to more than 1,900 low-income women undergoing breast cancer care

Super administrative assistant

I spent my day off at the Avon Foundation in NY city. I was asked to perform a few administrative tasks.

1. Reviewing e-mails sent to Sarah, I created a spreadsheet of volunteers.
2. Organizing the paperwork for event day drivers.
3. Adding edits to the event route driving directions.

I think I impressed the ladies with my admin skills… the spreadsheet contained the names and email address of the volunteers (as requested). What I added were decorative column headers, a detailed breakdown of each meeting the volunteers would attend, as well as a total count of the number of volunteers who would be attending each meeting. For the driver paperwork, I alphabetized the documents (as requested). In addition, I placed a sticker on each set of documents detailing what was missing: Form, copy of driver license and/or vehicle registration.  While I added the comments to the route document, I used Google maps to make sure that the route information was correct. I noticed a few errors, and added this information to the document.
Later during a teleconference, I provided input on what I have done to raise funds for the walk I have to admit I really enjoy performing these assigned tasks. It is a break from my typical day of managing a department of 19; completing more work while not being able to replace 2 headcount and with 20% less budget than the previous year. My company has been on a cost reduction kick since March.  When the layoffs come, maybe I could get a job as a secretary some place.  I think I would be a pretty good one.